SkillsTrain Courses

I STARTED MY CCNA COURSE IN JANUARY AND SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVED IMMENSELY IN MY PC HARDWARE AND MAINTENANCE COURSE BOOKS. I NOW KNOW MOST PARTS IN A PC AND THEIR FUNCTIONS OF WHICH I DID REPAIRS MY INLAW'S PC PERFECTLY. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER A LOTS OF CONFIDENCE WHEN WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING ABOUT A PC AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. THIS HAD LEAD ME TO SCORE 100% MOSTLY IN MY COURSE. I AM ALSO USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A VERY BIG THANKS TO ALL IN SKILLS TRAIN WHO HAVE HELPED ME IN ACHIEVING GREAT. I AM NOW IN SECOND STAGE OF MY COURSE WHICH I BELIEVE AM GOING TO DO BETTER THAN PREVIOUS.

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-Adeyinka

PC Engineer (A+), Network Engineer (N+), CISCO Qualification (CCNA)

My greater achievement so far is the self confidence, I was not this much confident since I started my course in last December. I am able to trouble shoot far quicker than I could before, able to provide the best support to my team and customers. TMA's have been really helpful through out the course; I am expecting a promotion as a team leader next month.
The revision TMA19A was not very easy to do but I gathered my self and thought to do in my own style. I was thinking that I might have to resubmit it again but 3 days ago I received my TMA back and I have achieved 100% marks. My overall result has been 94.8% marks in 21 Tests so far.
I have recommended Skills Train to my mates. Thank you Skills Train for help, support and giving me self confidence. Thanks very much.

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-Azam

PC Engineer (A+), Network Engineer (N+), CISCO Qualification (CCNA)

Hi Everyone,

I joined the CIW course to pursue my dream career as a Web designer ad move away from a career in the hotel industry.

Life after our baby was born became very challenging. Managing my career,family commitments and finding time to study was becoming increasingly difficult. I started working late shifts in order to take of our daughter during the day time when my wife was working. Before long I was neglecting my studies and was becoming unfocused. Then I decided one day,after taking stock of the situation, in order to be successful and to lead a excellent life style which will help my wife and child lead a good lifestyle I had to follow my study regime zealously, with a new found enthusiasm.

Now I am much more focused and I have of late progressed at a good pace with excellent grades. I am striving to receive my Part C folder in the foundations (just one assignment left!) I am determined to complete my foundations level exam by this June. I thank all the tutors for their help towards my progress. The material provided is excellent and easy to use. Thank you.

Regards
Linus Praveen

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-Linus

I haven't studied seriously since I was in my early twenties but now at 60 I seem to be achieving fairly good results with the course so far. Last assignment result was 100%. This was the second 100% out of the 12 TMA's I have submitted, which has certainly surprised me. I haven't had anything less than 80% and my average is 88%. I don't have any colleagues to confer with so this all has to be done at home at night after work. It can be quite a slog but I look forward to the challenges.

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-Peter

After doing really well so far with my course, I have not been well for a couple of months and am now trying to get back on my feet and continue my course. I am aiming to finish the section I am on at the moment section 2 part A by the end of this month. I have been struggling understanding javascript as its really quite new to me. I know I have the support of the tutor team behind me so I am sure I can achieve this section. It's important for me to finish this course as I have suffered severe illness for the past 7 years and this is my time to get back on my feet and earn a living again. The TMA's so far have been achieved with great success besides one with which I have resubmitted and acheived a 100% pass with. Web design is going to be with us for the foreseeable future so it is an area of computer and networking technology that's is well worth mastering. This is driving me as I enjoy and am always amazed by the power of the Internet as a Marketing vehicle, you can literally reach anyone with internet access all over the world. I am grateful to skillstrain and the tutor team for the professional service they provide for me, and am determined to succeed with my studies. As with my illness it is important to take every step of the way carefully and make sure nothing is overlooked to ensure progress is made.

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-Adrian

One good thing about studying my course at skills train (CIW WEB DESIGN MANAGER) is the fact that even at the foundation level you can start earning money already if you actually want.

I have just set up an office and right now I have 5 clients who are really happy and promising more jobs and connections in the future. After I cracked the issue of using css and

for site layout in the section 1 part B of my CIW foundation course, I became more confident to confront clients because it gave me the power to come up with more professional websites. Now I do not only design websites but also offer website help desk assistance to my clients and take up some freelance jobs online. As a matter of fact I now have a total new idea about developing and running a website which I have gladly offered to clients that needs such advice.

Though there are still long ways to go in my course but I'm already confident about the future of it.

It all depends if you want to make use of the skills you are learning at skills train but it sure brings a kind of confidence to go out there , compete and succeed.

I'm really proud of the experience.

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-Michael

I have just submitted the last TMA of my course. The results is now been awaited. I'm very optimistic of getting nothing less than 95%. Deep inside my heart is in a very high spirit. Definitely, I have gain a lot of Knowledge wirth regards to information Technology with the skillstrain which I never dreamt of acquiring in the distant future. I can now beat my chest and state in my CV that I am competent in Web technological concepts, Design and Applications,

Great Skills in Web authoring: HTML 4.0, XHTML and CSS;
Software: DreamweaverCS3, Flash CS3, Fireworks CS3.

The list are just endless. I therefore, would like to express my gratification to Skillstrain for accommodating and coaching me for better life tomorrow and forever. It won't be long now before I sit for the CIW Certified Exams which I believe I cannot shoulder any fear of any second sitting. With the sound and purposeful level of training I have achieved so far, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel coming out in flying colours.

Thanks Skillstrain for giving me this rare and fantastic opportunity. God Bless you ALL

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-Ebieyi

I am currently working through the Web Design course, which has not been easy sailing. Working full time, plus additional overtime hours to compensate the lack of wage, I have been trying to work 45 hrs plus keep motivated about the course. Recently, I applied for a job in Web maintenance, which I unfortunately did not get due to my lack of IT knowledge, but I did manage to ignite my enthusiasm for the course again and my long term dreams.

I have currently changed jobs, trying to motivate the unemployed to think about what they want to do, and I am increasing my usage of the Internet to search for suitable material. Also, I have been using the IT knowledge I do have to trouble shoot the PC's in work, on many occasions I have had to find files on a network, or change the network printer so that suitable vacancies can be printed off.

As well as my work duties, in my personal life I am the family PC fixer! When ever there is a problem with one of my family's PC's I am called upon and, even if it takes a few hours, (which my sister's wireless router did!) I stay until the job is done. Recently I have set my mother's PC back to factory settings, after my brother-in-law tried and failed. Also, my other brother-in-law continues to mess around with their printer and I am always called upon to fix it, he never admits it is him but blames the kids!!??

All in all, if it was not for Skillstrain and my course, my family would have to pay for someone to fix their PC's and printers. Especially with the useful knowledge of wireless networking, as my sister bought laptops for her two girls and my job was to go round and ensure they were able to connect to their router to access the internet. Thank you Skillstrain, maybe I should start charging my family an hourly rate and make back some of the course fees!!

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-Jayne

I am currently approaching the end of my course, during my time with skillstrain I've learnt a great deal, computer languages were alien to me, the concept of building a web page, let alone a site was unfathomable and the speed I typed was non existant.

Now almost at the end of my training I can create javascript utilities, scratch build websites, and understand a lot more about the IT world around us. At the moment I've successfully built two full sites, have one ready to publish and a fourth is about to begin development - all four have a varied content and structure style. I am trying to launch a freelance career which will give me the flexibility to continue spending time with my 2year old daughter and allow my wife to continue with her course.

Getting to the end of the course at times has been frustrating but the satisfaction of now being involved in working on IT projects has been worthwhile, I'm looking forward to completing the course now and finally getting away from permanent night shifts!

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-James